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[Opinions] Ronan/Ronin?
by TammyS
10/6/2007, 6:30 PM
What middle names would go with this boys name? And which spelling do you prefer?Ronan/RoninThanks
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- Alais
10/9/2007, 7:38 PM
I have a cousin named Ronan, and a his middle name (while repulsive at first) has grown on me. It's Fletcher.
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- Snapdragon
10/6/2007, 9:23 PM
I only like this name spelled Ronan.Ronan Alaric
Ronan Alasdair/Alastair
Ronan Arthur
Ronan Caius/Kaius
Ronan Charles
Ronan Clark
Ronan Edward
Ronan Elliot
Ronan Frederick
Ronan Gareth
Ronan Jasper
Ronan Leopold
Ronan Maxwell
Ronan Miles
Ronan Theodore
Ronan Thomas
Ronan Walter
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- Zachlyn (guest)
10/6/2007, 6:53 PM
Ronan: little seal.
Ronin: a r¨­nin (ÀËÈË, r¨­nin?) was a masterless samurai during the feudal period (1185¨C1868) of Japan. A samurai became masterless from the ruin or fall of his master (as in the case of death in a war), or after the loss of his master's favor or privilege. It's also a De Niro movie based on this idea.I really like this name - prefer Ronin spelling but perhaps not the association - but it's a tongue twister with my last name :(Ronin Seth
Ronin Heath
Ronin Tobias
Ronin Jude
Ronin Troy
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- Aileen (aileenbean)
10/6/2007, 6:51 PM
I LOVE Ronan!!!It's one of my favorite names! I like it pronounced both RO-nan and RAW-nan (the Gaelic form), but I prefer RAW-nan. Here's some combos:Ronan Alexander
Ronan Blaise
Ronan Caradoc
Ronan Cedric
Ronan Frederick
Ronan James
Ronan Patrick
Ronan Seamus
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- Elaine (Elaina Brigitta)   +4
10/6/2007, 6:35 PM
It's nice, I prefer Ronin because I know a little boy named that. I was told it's the Japanese version of the name, but I'm not sure, because it's not listed on the database.Ronin Charles
Ronin Christopher
Ronin Gallagher
Ronin Thomas
Ronin Bailey
Ronin Kyle
Ronin Terance
Ronin Connor
Ronin Philip
Ronin Kiefer
Ronin Samuel
Ronin Shiloh
Ronin Francis
Ronin Julius
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- Lillian (LillianAMS)   +3
10/6/2007, 8:25 PM
I don't believe Ronin is, strictly speaking, the "Japanese version of" Ronan. I believe (and any Japanese scholars around here please correct me if I'm wrong *Murasaki*) ronin is a noun which means "masterless samurai" and I don't think it's used as a name in Japan, because being ronin was considered a disgrace in feudal Japan. Also, again unless I'm mistaken, it's prn ro-NEEN, very different from RO-nan.
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- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)   +2
10/6/2007, 8:50 PM
ronin is a noun which means "masterless samurai"And in modern Japanese, it's a euphemism of sorts for a kid who failed the exams for high school or college and has to spend a year studying to take them again: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronin#.22Ronin.22_as_metaphorNot the best of associations.Array
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- Elaine (Elaina Brigitta)   +1
10/6/2007, 9:04 PM
Oh wow, I had no idea! The family I know with a son named Ronin is Japanese, so I would of thought... it ment something nice...
They also pronounce it like RO-nan. I don't know why. Maybe I'm leaning towards Ronan now, "little seal" is very nice.
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- Murasaki (lady murasaki)
10/7/2007, 3:05 AM
Japanese names are made with ideograms (kanji) that can change the meaning of the word, so there are lots of homonyms in Japanese. So, for instance, the name Yuki is identical to the word "snow", but the two ideograms that are used for the name have a different meaning: in the case of my friend Yuki I think it's something along the lines of "learning and wisdom".You can ask your friends what kanji they've used for their son's name, possibly it doesn't *mean* literally ronin as in "masterless samurai". Anyway, I agree with what others have said that the general associations with the name Ronin are negative.
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